#42CCCD#42CCCD

#42CCCD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.115 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42CCCD
RGB	rgb(66, 204, 205)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.29, -35.63, -11.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.29, 37.37, 197.56°)
OKLab	oklab(77.36% -0.1111 -0.0313)
OKLCH	oklch(77.36% 0.115 195.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.8541, 48.7477, 65.3181)
Luminance	0.4875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42CCCD #CD4342

analogous

#42CD89 #42CCCD #4286CD

triadic

#42CCCD #CD42CC #CCCD42

tetradic

#42CCCD #8942CD #CD4342 #86CD42

square

#42CCCD #8942CD #CD4342 #86CD42

split-complementary

#42CCCD #CD4286 #CD8942

monochromatic

#1F7576 #2CA5A6 #42CCCD #72D9DA #A3E6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#42CCCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.75

#42CCCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CCCD

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42CCCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42CCCD	1.00	1.95	10.75	10.75
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFC2CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB3CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42cccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.115 195.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8adcdc',
    500: '#42cccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42cccd;
$custom-light: #8adcdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42cccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.432,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77365,
    "c": 0.11542,
    "h": 195.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.48752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42CCCD

secondary

#D39897

accent

#4846E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFB

border

#CBD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #42CCCD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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